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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by jopsen on Saturday February 28, 2026 @02:34PM (#47199263)
Agreed, nobody is going to help out Iran.

If anyone does it'll be China giving them missiles to hit a US boat.

That would make the US turn tail. Not start a war with China.

As for Iranian leadership, they just need to dig deep and wait this out. I can't imagine they don't have plenty of hardened bunkers.

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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by twocommits on Saturday February 28, 2026 @03:52PM (#47200101)
Too late, the coffee pot warmer-wearing dogmeat is already gone.
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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by anon7725 on Saturday February 28, 2026 @02:59PM (#47199538)
> If anyone does it'll be China giving them missiles to hit a US boat.

> That would make the US turn tail. Not start a war with China.

The right kind of missiles hitting the right kind of boat could lead to a very grave escalation.

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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by jopsen on Monday March 02, 2026 @04:08PM (#47224100)
Short of hitting the US mainland.

I doubt there is anything Iran can do that make the US put boots on the ground.

There is no appetite for boots on the ground in the US. And no coalition behind the US.

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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by PixyMisa on Saturday February 28, 2026 @06:47PM (#47201844)
That scenario has played out before.

Eight hours later Iran's navy was at the bottom of the sea.

And there is no Iranian leadership right now as far as anyone can tell.

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